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1952 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event

Annual motorcycle racing event

FieldValue
Grand PrixIsle of Man
GP_suffixTT
flagIsle of Man
LocationSnaefell Mountain Course
Course_mi37.73
Course_km60.72
CoursePublic roads
Race_No2
Season_No9
Official_NameIsle of Man Tourist Trophy
Date9–13 June
Year1952
ImageIsle of Man TT Course (OpenStreetMap).svg
Fast_Rider_500Geoff Duke
Fast_Rider_500_CountryUK
Fast_Rider_500_BikeNorton
Fast_Time_50023m 52s
First_Rider_500Reg Armstrong
First_Rider_500_CountryIreland
First_Rider_500_BikeNorton
Second_Rider_500Leslie Graham
Second_Rider_500_CountryUK
Second_Rider_500_BikeMV Agusta
Third_Rider_500Ray Amm
Third_Rider_500_CountrySouthern Rhodesia
Third_Rider_500_BikeNorton
Fast_Rider_350Geoff Duke
Fast_Rider_350_CountryUK
Fast_Rider_350_BikeNorton
Fast_Time_35024m 53s
First_Rider_350Geoff Duke
First_Rider_350_CountryUK
First_Rider_350_BikeNorton
Second_Rider_350Reg Armstrong
Second_Rider_350_CountryIreland
Second_Rider_350_BikeNorton
Third_Rider_350Rod Coleman
Third_Rider_350_CountryNew Zealand
Third_Rider_350_BikeAJS
Fast_Rider_250Bruno Ruffo
Fast_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Fast_Rider_250_BikeMoto Guzzi
Fast_Time_25026m 42s
First_Rider_250Fergus Anderson
First_Rider_250_CountryUK
First_Rider_250_BikeMoto Guzzi
Second_Rider_250Enrico Lorenzetti
Second_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_250_BikeMoto Guzzi
Third_Rider_250Syd Lawton
Third_Rider_250_CountryUK
Third_Rider_250_BikeMoto Guzzi
Fast_Rider_125Cecil Sandford
Fast_Rider_125_CountryUK
Fast_Rider_125_BikeMV Agusta
Fast_Time_12529:46.0
First_Rider_125Cecil Sandford
First_Rider_125_CountryUK
First_Rider_125_BikeMV Agusta
Second_Rider_125Carlo Ubbiali
Second_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_125_BikeMondial
Third_Rider_125Len Parry
Third_Rider_125_CountryUK
Third_Rider_125_BikeMondial

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The 1952 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the start of Bob McIntyre's association with the Isle of Man, when he came second in the Junior Clubman TT that year. Irishman Reg Armstrong won his first Senior TT event as well as coming in second in the Junior TT race on a Norton. Armstrong, as a Norton works rider, was back-up to Geoff Duke who came first in the Junior race.

Senior TT (500 cc) classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTimePoints12345678910
IRL Reg ArmstrongNorton72:50:28.48
GBR Leslie GrahamMV Agusta7+26.66
Southern Rhodesia Ray AmmNorton7+1:02.84
NZL Rod ColemanAJS7+6:10.63
GBR Bill LomasAJS7+8:10.62
GBR Cromie McCandlessNorton7+8:22.81
GBR George BrownNorton7+10:07.4
NZL Ken MudfordNorton7+10:10.6
GBR Albert MouleNorton7+12:13.2
GBR Phil CarterNorton7+13:03.4
41 finishers

Junior TT (350 cc) classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTimePoints12345678910
GBR Geoff DukeNorton72:55:30.68
IRL Reg ArmstrongNorton7+1:27.26
NZL Rod ColemanAJS7+2:41.84
GBR Bill LomasAJS7+5:03.43
GBR Syd LawtonAJS7+11:34.42
GBR George BrownAJS7+12:02.81
GBR Cromie McCandlessNorton7+12:59.8
AUS Ernie RingAJS7+13:12.2
GBR Cecil SandfordVelocette7+14:49.6
GBR Phil CarterNorton7+16:46.0
51 finishers

Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTimePoints12345678910
GBR Fergus AndersonMoto Guzzi41:48:08.68
ITA Enrico LorenzettiMoto Guzzi4+32.26
GBR Syd LawtonMoto Guzzi4+1:34.64
GBR Leslie GrahamVelocette4+2:13.43
GBR Maurice CannMoto Guzzi4+2:43.02
ITA Bruno RuffoMoto Guzzi4+3:17.41
GBR Ron MeadVelocette4+9:39.8
GBR Ray PettyNorton4+10:52.4
GBR Arthur WheelerMoto Guzzi4+11:51.8
GBR Charlie SaltPike-Rudge4+12:30.0
22 finishers

Ultra-Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification

Pos.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredPoints12345678910Source:
GBR Cecil SandfordMV Agusta31:29:54.88
ITA Carlo UbbialiMondial3+1:40.26
GBR Len ParryMondial3+4:07.84
GBR Cromie McCandlessMondial3+7:18.43
ITA Angelo CopetaMV Agusta3+8:38.62
GBR Frank BurmanEMC-Puch3+17:39.21
Harvey WilliamsBSA3+27:07.6
GBR Howard GrindleyDMW-Royal Enfield3+27:47.2
GBR Noel MavrogordatoEMC-Puch3+28:52.2
GBR Eric HardyDot3+29:08.2
16 starters, 12 finishers

Non-championship races

Clubmans Senior TT classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTime12345678910
Bernard HargreavesTriumph41:49:50.0
Ken JamesNorton4+38.6
John ClarkNorton4+42.6
Derek FarrantNorton4
Jack BottomleyTriumph4
Robert KerrTriumph4
Bob RitchieNorton4
D. K. Tyndale-PowellBSA4
A. M. CookTriumph4
Bill DobbsNorton4

Clubmans Junior TT classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTime12345678910
Eric HouseleyBSA41:54:45.2
Bob McIntyreBSA4+32.2
Ken JamesNorton4+39.4
C. E. StaleyBSA4
Derek PowellBSA4
Harry PlewsNorton4
Harry BrownBSA4
R. JonesBSA4
Bob RitchieNorton4
Eric JonesBSA4

Sources

References

  1. "Bob McIntyre profile". iomtt.com.
  2. "Reg Armstrong profile". iomtt.com.
  3. "Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953". Temple Press Ltd.
  4. Haefliger, Werner. "FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide".
  5. "Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953". Temple Press Ltd.
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